Global

Biden urges American citizens to leave Ukraine now

By Anadolu Agency ‘We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world,’ president says about Russia. US President Joe Biden has warned American citizens in Ukraine to leave amid fears over potential aggression by Russia. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden told NBC News anchor Lester Holt in an interview partly aired on

Read More

Saudis says 12 wounded in drone attack on airport near Yemen

A Saudi security officer walks past Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Faisal al Nasser By Associated Press The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Thursday that 12 people were wounded in a drone attack on an airport in the southern Saudi region of Abha near the kingdom’s border with Yemen. It was not

Read More

Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen

President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable meeting with CEOs of electric utilities in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the

Read More

BBC pull documentary on young refugee Hanad Hassan who claims he turned £37 into £5.9m

Hanad Hassan (Image: Hanad Hassan) The Birmingham Mail By Stephanie Balloo The 30-minute programme focusing on a refugee who fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home was withdrawn from Wednesday night’s schedule. A BBC documentary focusing on a young refugee who claims he turned £37 into £5.9million through crypto coin has been pulled from

Read More

Billionaire Tory donor calls for Boris Johnson to resign

John Armitage, co-founder of Egerton Capital, told the BBC he thought leaders should leave if they lose their moral authority. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/PA The Guardian By Jamie Grierson A billionaire donor to the Conservative party has suggested that Boris Johnson should resign, saying that the prime minister was “past the point of no return”. John

Read More

Uhuru gets Sh1bn extra for undisclosed spending ahead of elections

By Business Daily Africa The State House budget has been increased 47.7 percent or Sh1.89 billion for an undisclosed expense, purchase of cars and local trips, signalling increased travel by President Uhuru Kenyatta in the months to the August General Election. The Treasury’s supplementary budget estimates presented to Parliament for review indicate fresh allocation of

Read More

2022 Oscar nominations: No Black women nominated for Best Actress Oscar

By Anadolu Agency Actress Halle Berry’s dream for another African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar will have to wait yet another year. No Black leading ladies were nominated for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday. Berry is the only woman of color to have won the Best Actress award, winning

Read More

After Labour leader hounded, UK PM Johnson under pressure over slur

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures at the technology centre at Hopwood Hall College, in Middleton, Greater Manchester, Britain, February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/Pool By Reuters After protesters hounded Britain’s Labour leader Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure on Tuesday to withdraw a claim that the opposition leader had failed to prosecute one

Read More

President Farmajo receives credentials from new US Ambassador to Somalia

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has received credentials from the newly appointed US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André. The new ambassador shared a message from US President Joe Biden with President Farmajo. He also highlighted US efforts to strengthen ties and cooperation in the national interest of the two governments. According to the presidency, President

Read More

German defence minister ‘very sceptical’ about Mali mission

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks to troops as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was “very sceptical” that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international

Read More